EP4207819A1 - Procédé et appareil de communication - Google Patents

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EP4207819A1
EP4207819A1 EP20955532.5A EP20955532A EP4207819A1 EP 4207819 A1 EP4207819 A1 EP 4207819A1 EP 20955532 A EP20955532 A EP 20955532A EP 4207819 A1 EP4207819 A1 EP 4207819A1
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Jinping HAO
Yinghao JIN
Su Huang
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  • Embodiments of this application relate to the field of communication technologies, and in particular, to a communication method, apparatus, and system.
  • a terminal device may be positioned via a location technology.
  • a current uplink location technology can only position a terminal device in a connected state, but cannot position a terminal device in a non-connected state.
  • Embodiments of this application provide a communication method, apparatus, and system, to position a terminal device in a non-connected state.
  • an embodiment of this application provides a communication method.
  • the method includes: A terminal device sends capability information to a location management function LMF device, where the capability information indicates that the terminal device supports sending of a sounding reference signal SRS in a non-connected state.
  • the terminal device receives information about an SRS configuration from an access network device, where the information about the SRS configuration indicates the terminal device to send an SRS based on the SRS configuration.
  • the terminal device sends, to the location management function LMF device, the capability information indicating that the terminal device supports sending of the sounding reference signal SRS in the non-connected state.
  • the LMF device may learn that the terminal device supports sending of the SRS in the non-connected state, so that positioning in the non-connected state may be configured for the terminal device. This avoids a positioning failure caused by positioning the terminal device when the terminal device does not support sending of the SRS in the non-connected state.
  • the method makes it possible to position the terminal device in the non-connected state.
  • the LMF device learns that the terminal device supports uplink positioning in the non-connected state, so that the terminal device does not need to be paged to a connected state each time during positioning. This avoids a delay and signaling overheads caused by paging the terminal device to the connected state, and reduces energy consumption.
  • the method further includes: The terminal device receives a first request from the LMF device, where the first request is for requesting the terminal device to send the capability information.
  • the terminal device may send the capability information based on the first request of the LMF device.
  • the LMF device may obtain a capability of the terminal device in a timely manner based on a requirement of the LMF device, so that positioning in the non-connected state may be configured for the terminal device. This avoids a positioning failure caused by positioning the terminal device when the terminal device does not support sending of the SRS in the non-connected state.
  • signaling overheads caused when the terminal device keeps sending the capability information are avoided.
  • the non-connected state includes an inactive state.
  • the LMF device may learn that the terminal device supports sending of the SRS in the inactive state, so that positioning in the inactive state may be configured for the terminal device.
  • the non-connected state includes an idle state.
  • the LMF device may learn that the terminal device supports sending of the SRS in the idle state, so that positioning in the idle state may be configured for the terminal device.
  • the information about the SRS configuration is received via a radio resource control release RRC release message.
  • the information about the SRS configuration is received via the radio resource control release message, so that the terminal device sends the SRS in the non-connected state. This avoids a positioning failure caused when the terminal device stops sending the SRS after the serving access network device releases the terminal device to the non-connected state because the terminal device does not have a data service. In addition, the terminal device does not need to be restored to the connected state to send the SRS for positioning. This saves signaling overheads, and reduces energy consumption of the terminal device.
  • the information about the SRS configuration is sent via the radio resource control release message, which may implicitly indicate the terminal device to send the SRS in the non-connected state, so that the terminal device does not need to be notified via a separate message. This saves signaling overheads, and reduces air interface overheads.
  • the method further includes: The terminal device receives, from the access network device, information indicating the terminal device to send the SRS in the non-connected state based on the SRS configuration.
  • the terminal device receives the information indicating the terminal device to send the SRS in the non-connected state based on the SRS configuration, so that the terminal device sends the SRS based on the SRS configuration after entering the non-connected state. This avoids a positioning failure caused when the terminal device stops sending the SRS after the serving access network device releases the terminal device to the non-connected state because the terminal device does not have a data service.
  • the capability information includes a method, for performing positioning in the non-connected state, supported by the terminal device.
  • the capability information includes the method, for performing positioning in the non-connected state, supported by the terminal device, so that the LMF device can learn of a positioning method supported by the UE. Therefore, when selecting the positioning method, the LMF may correspondingly determine the positioning method.
  • this application provides a communication method.
  • the method includes: A location management function LMF device receives capability information from a terminal device, where the capability information indicates that the terminal device supports sending of a sounding reference signal SRS in a non-connected state.
  • the LMF device sends, to an access network device, a message for requesting the access network device to configure the terminal device to send the SRS.
  • the LMF device receives the capability information indicating that the terminal device supports sending of the sounding reference signal SRS in the non-connected state.
  • the LMF device may learn that the terminal device supports sending of the SRS in the non-connected state, so that positioning in the non-connected state may be configured for the terminal device. This avoids a positioning failure caused by positioning the terminal device when the terminal device does not support sending of the SRS in the non-connected state.
  • the method makes it possible to position the terminal device in the non-connected state. Further, the LMF device learns that the terminal device supports uplink positioning in the non-connected state, so that the terminal device does not need to be paged to a connected state each time during positioning. This avoids a delay and signaling overheads caused by paging the terminal device to the connected state, and reduces energy consumption.
  • the message for requesting the access network device to configure the terminal device to send the SRS includes information for requesting the access network device to configure the terminal device to send the SRS in the non-connected state.
  • the message sent by the LMF device to the access network device includes information for requesting the access network device to configure the terminal device to send the SRS in the non-connected state.
  • the access network device may configure, based on a requirement, the terminal device to send the SRS in the non-connected state, to avoid keeping the terminal device in the connected state to send the SRS. This reduces energy consumption of the terminal device.
  • the LMF device sends, to the access network device, information indicating that the terminal device supports sending of the SRS in the non-connected state.
  • the message sent by the LMF device to the access network device includes information indicating that the terminal device supports sending of the SRS in the non-connected state.
  • the access network device may configure, based on a requirement, the terminal device to send the SRS in the non-connected state, to avoid keeping the terminal device in the connected state to send the SRS. This reduces energy consumption of the terminal device.
  • the LMF device receives, from the access network device, information indicating that the terminal device enters the non-connected state.
  • the LMF device receives, from the access network device, the information indicating that the terminal device enters the non-connected state, so that the LMF device can learn that the terminal device enters the non-connected state.
  • the LMF device may select a measurement access network device with reference to the message, to ensure that plenty of measurement results are obtained, and ensure positioning accuracy of the terminal device. For example, to avoid movement of the terminal device, a base station in a wider range may be selected for measurement.
  • the LMF device may notify the RAN device that the terminal device supports sending of the SRS in the non-connected state. This avoids a delay and signaling overheads caused when the access network device needs to page the terminal device to the connected state during positioning, and reduces energy consumption.
  • the LMF device receives, from the access network device, information about an area in which the terminal device is located.
  • the LMF device receives, from the access network device, the information about the area in which the terminal device is located, so that the LMF device may obtain the information about the area in which the terminal device is located.
  • the LMF device may select a measurement base station with reference to the message, to ensure that a proper measurement base station is selected and sufficient measurement results are obtained, and ensure positioning accuracy of the UE.
  • this application provides a communication method.
  • the method includes: An access network device receives capability information sent by a terminal device, where the capability information indicates that the terminal device supports sending of a sounding reference signal SRS in a non-connected state.
  • the access network device sends the capability information to a location management function LMF device.
  • the access network device receives the capability information, sent by the terminal device, indicating that the terminal device supports sending of the sounding reference signal SRS in the non-connected state, and sends the capability information to the LMF device.
  • the LMF device may learn that the terminal device supports sending of the SRS in the non-connected state, so that positioning in the non-connected state may be configured for the terminal device. This avoids a positioning failure caused by positioning the terminal device when the terminal device does not support sending of the SRS in the non-connected state.
  • the method makes it possible to position the terminal device in the non-connected state. Further, the LMF device learns that the terminal device supports uplink positioning in the non-connected state, so that the terminal device does not need to be paged to a connected state each time during positioning. This avoids a delay and signaling overheads caused by paging the terminal device to the connected state, and reduces energy consumption.
  • the method further includes: The access network device receives a first request from the LMF device, where the first request is for requesting the terminal device to send the capability information.
  • the access network device sends the first request to the terminal device.
  • the method further includes: The access network device sends information about an SRS configuration to the terminal device, where the information about the SRS configuration indicates the terminal device to send the SRS based on the SRS configuration.
  • the method further includes: The access network device sends, to the terminal device, information indicating the terminal device to send the SRS in the non-connected state based on the SRS configuration.
  • the information about the SRS configuration sent to the terminal device is sent via a radio resource control release RRC release message.
  • the method further includes: The access network device receives a second request from the LMF device, where the second request is for requesting the access network device to configure the terminal device to send the SRS.
  • the second request is for requesting the access network device to configure the terminal device to send the SRS in the non-connected state.
  • the second request includes information indicating the access network device to configure the terminal device to send the SRS in the non-connected state
  • the second request includes information indicating that the terminal device supports sending of the SRS in the non-connected state.
  • the method further includes: The access network device determines to configure the terminal device to send the SRS in the non-connected state.
  • the access network device releases the terminal to the non-connected state to send the SRS. For example, when the terminal device has no data service for a period of time, the access network device releases the terminal device to the non-connected state to send the SRS. This prevents the terminal device from being in the connected state, thereby reducing energy consumption of the terminal device.
  • the method further includes: The access network device sends, to the LMF device, information about an area in which the terminal device is located.
  • the method further includes: The access network device sends, to the LMF device, information indicating that the terminal device enters the non-connected state.
  • this application provides a communication apparatus.
  • the communication apparatus includes: a sending unit, configured to send capability information to a location management function LMF device, where the capability information indicates that the terminal device supports sending of a sounding reference signal SRS in a non-connected state; and a receiving unit, configured to receive information about an SRS configuration from an access network device, where the information about the SRS configuration indicates the terminal device to send the SRS based on the SRS configuration.
  • the receiving unit is further configured to receive a first request from the LMF device, where the first request is for requesting the terminal device to send the capability information.
  • the non-connected state includes an idle state and/or an inactive state.
  • the information about the SRS configuration is received via a radio resource control release RRC release message.
  • the receiving unit is further configured to receive, from the access network device, information indicating the terminal device to send the SRS in the non-connected state based on the SRS configuration.
  • the SRS configuration includes at least one of the following: an SRS sending periodicity, an SRS resource indicator, or a quantity of SRS symbols.
  • the capability information includes a method, for performing positioning in the non-connected state, supported by the terminal device.
  • the communication apparatus is a terminal device, a chip in the terminal device, or a system on chip (system on chip) in the terminal device.
  • this application provides a communication apparatus.
  • the communication apparatus includes: a receiving unit, configured to receive capability information from a terminal device, where the capability information indicates that the terminal device supports sending of a sounding reference signal SRS in a non-connected state; and a sending unit, configured to send, to an access network device, a message for requesting the access network device to configure the terminal device to send the SRS.
  • the message for requesting the access network device to configure the terminal device to send the SRS includes information for requesting the access network device to configure the terminal device to send the SRS in the non-connected state.
  • the sending unit is further configured to send, to the access network device, information indicating that the terminal device supports sending of the SRS in the non-connected state.
  • the receiving unit is further configured to receive, from the access network device, information indicating that the terminal device enters the non-connected state.
  • the receiving unit is further configured to receive, from the access network device, information about an area in which the terminal device is located.
  • the communication apparatus is a core network device, for example, an LMF device; or may be a chip, a system on chip, or a circuit in the core network device.
  • this application provides a communication apparatus.
  • the communication apparatus includes: a receiving unit, configured to receive capability information sent by a terminal device, where the capability information indicates that the terminal device supports sending of a sounding reference signal SRS in a non-connected state; and a sending unit, configured to send the capability information to a location management function LMF device.
  • the receiving unit is further configured to receive a first request from the LMF device, where the first request is for requesting the terminal device to send the capability information.
  • the access network device sends the first request to the terminal device.
  • the sending unit is further configured to send information about an SRS configuration to the terminal device, where the information about the SRS configuration indicates the terminal device to send the SRS based on the SRS configuration.
  • the sending unit is further configured to send, to the terminal device, information indicating the terminal device to send the SRS in the non-connected state based on the SRS configuration.
  • the information about the SRS configuration sent to the terminal device is sent via a radio resource control release RRC release message.
  • the receiving unit is further configured to receive a second request from the LMF device, where the second request is for requesting the access network device to configure the terminal device to send the SRS.
  • the second request is for requesting the access network device to configure the terminal device to send the SRS in the non-connected state.
  • the second request includes information indicating the access network device to configure the terminal device to send the SRS in the non-connected state
  • the second request includes information indicating that the terminal device supports sending of the SRS in the non-connected state.
  • the apparatus further includes a processing unit, configured to determine to configure the terminal device to send the SRS in the non-connected state.
  • the sending unit is further configured to send, to the LMF device, information about an area in which the terminal device is located.
  • the sending unit is further configured to send, to the LMF device, information indicating that the terminal device enters the non-connected state.
  • the communication apparatus is an access network device, or a chip, a system on chip, or a circuit in the access network device.
  • this application provides a communication apparatus, including a processor and a transceiver.
  • the processor and the transceiver are configured to support the communication apparatus in performing the communication method according to any one of the first aspect, the second aspect, and the third aspect or the possible implementations of the first aspect, the second aspect, and the third aspect.
  • the communication apparatus when the communication apparatus performs the communication method according to any one of the first aspect or the possible implementations of the first aspect, the communication apparatus is a terminal device, a chip in the terminal device, or a system on chip in the terminal device.
  • the communication apparatus when the communication apparatus performs the communication method according to any one of the second aspect or the possible implementations of the second aspect, the communication apparatus is a core network device, for example, an LMF device; or may be a chip, a system on chip, or a circuit in the core network device.
  • a core network device for example, an LMF device
  • the communication apparatus may be a chip, a system on chip, or a circuit in the core network device.
  • the communication apparatus when the communication apparatus performs the communication method according to any one of the third aspect or the possible implementations of the third aspect, the communication apparatus is an access network device, or a chip, a system on chip, or a circuit in the access network device.
  • this application provides a computer-readable storage medium.
  • the computer-readable storage medium stores computer instructions.
  • the communication method according to any one of the first aspect, the second aspect, and the third aspect or the possible implementations of the first aspect, the second aspect, and the third aspect is performed.
  • this application provides a communication apparatus, including a processor and a memory.
  • the memory is configured to store computer-executable instructions.
  • the processor executes the computer-executable instructions stored in the memory, to enable the communication apparatus to perform the communication method according to any one of the first aspect, the second aspect, and the third aspect or the possible implementations of the first aspect, the second aspect, and the third aspect.
  • this application provides a computer program product including instructions.
  • the computer program product runs on a computer, the computer is enabled to perform the communication method according to any one of the first aspect, the second aspect, and the third aspect or the possible implementations of the first aspect, the second aspect, and the third aspect.
  • this application provides a communication system.
  • the communication system may include the communication apparatus according to any one of the second aspect or the possible implementations of the second aspect and the communication apparatus according to any one of the third aspect or the possible implementations of the third aspect.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a communication system according to an embodiment of this application.
  • the communication system may include an access network device, a terminal device, and a core network device.
  • the core network device includes an access management function (Access Management Function, AMF) device and a location management function (Location Management Function LMF) device.
  • AMF Access Management Function
  • LMF Location Management Function
  • Access network devices communicate with each other in a wired or wireless manner, for example, communicate with each other through an Xn interface in FIG. 1 .
  • the access network device and the core network device communicate with each other in a wired or wireless manner, for example, communicate with each other through a next generation (next generation, NG) interface.
  • NG next generation
  • the access network device may cover one or more cells.
  • an access network device 1 covers a cell 1.1 and a cell 1.2
  • an access network device 2 covers a cell 2.1.
  • the terminal device may camp on the access network device in one of the cells, and is in a connected state.
  • the terminal device may switch from the connected state to a non-connected state by using a radio resource management (radio resource control, RRC) release process, for example, switch to an inactive state.
  • RRC radio resource management
  • the terminal device in the non-connected state may camp on an original cell, and perform uplink transmission and/or downlink transmission with an access network device in the original cell based on a transmission parameter of the terminal device in the original cell.
  • the terminal device in the non-connected state may alternatively move to a new cell, and perform uplink transmission and/or downlink transmission with an access network device in the new cell based on a transmission parameter of the terminal device in the new cell.
  • the access network device is mainly configured to implement at least one of the following functions: scheduling resource, radio resource management, and radio resource control of the terminal device.
  • the access network device may include a base station, a wireless access point, a transmission reception point (transmission receive point, TRP), a transmission point (transmission point, TP), a central unit (central unit, CU), a distributed unit (distributed unit, DU), and another access node.
  • an apparatus configured to implement a function of the access network device may be an access network device, or may be an apparatus that can support the access network device in implementing the function, for example, a chip system.
  • the apparatus may be installed in the access network device, or may be used together with the access network device.
  • the technical solutions provided in embodiments of this application are described by using an example in which the apparatus configured to implement the function of the access network device is the access network device.
  • the terminal device may be user equipment (user equipment, UE), a mobile station (mobile station, MS), a mobile terminal (mobile terminal, MT), or the like.
  • the terminal device may be a mobile phone (mobile phone), a tablet computer, or a computer with a wireless transceiver function, or may be a virtual reality (virtual reality, VR) terminal device, augmented reality (augmented reality, AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal device in industrial control, a wireless terminal device in self-driving, a wireless terminal device in telemedicine, a wireless terminal device in a smart grid, a wireless terminal device in a smart city (smart city), a smart home, or a vehicle-mounted terminal device, or a terminal device in the Internet of Everything.
  • VR virtual reality
  • AR augmented reality
  • a wireless terminal device in industrial control a wireless terminal device in self-driving
  • a wireless terminal device in telemedicine a wireless terminal device in a smart grid, a wireless terminal device in a smart city (smart
  • an apparatus configured to implement a function of the terminal device may be a terminal device, or may be an apparatus that can support the terminal device in implementing the function, for example, a chip system.
  • the apparatus may be installed in a terminal device, or may be used together with the terminal device.
  • a terminal device is referred as a terminal device for short, to describe the communication method provided in embodiments of this application.
  • An AMF device is mainly responsible for access authentication and mobility management of the terminal device, such as management of a registration status of a user, a connection status of a user, user registration and network access, tracking area update, user authentication during cell handover.
  • An LMF network element is mainly responsible for providing positioning services for the terminal device and other devices.
  • FIG. 1 is an example framework diagram.
  • a quantity of network devices, a quantity of cells, a quantity of terminal devices, and a state of a terminal device that are included in FIG. 1 are not limited.
  • the communication system may further include another device.
  • the connected (connected) state may be referred to as an RRC_connected state.
  • RRC_connected state there is an RRC connection between the terminal device and the access network device, and there is a non-access stratum (non-access stratum, NAS) signaling connection between the terminal device and the core network device (for example, a mobility management network element).
  • NAS non-access stratum
  • the access network device and the core network device each store a context of the terminal device.
  • the non-connected state indicates that the terminal device is not in the connected state.
  • the non-connected state includes an idle (idle) state and/or an inactive (inactive) state.
  • the inactive (inactive) state may be referred to as an RRC_inactive state.
  • the access network device stores a context of the terminal device, and the core network device may store a context of the terminal device.
  • the access network device does not know a specific cell on which the terminal device camps within coverage of the access network device or whether the terminal device is within a management range of the access network device, and the core network device knows a specific access network device through which the terminal device can be found.
  • the idle (idle) state may be referred to as an RRC_idle state.
  • the access network device In the idle state, there is no RRC connection between the terminal device and the access network device, the access network device does not store the context of the terminal device, and there is no NAS signaling connection between the terminal device and the core network device (for example, the mobility management network element).
  • the connected state the non-connected state, the inactive state, and the idle state, refer to the 3GPP standard.
  • a current uplink location technology can only position a terminal device in a connected state, but cannot position a terminal device in a non-connected state.
  • a network needs to first page the terminal device to the connected state, and then the LMF device performs uplink positioning on the terminal device. Paging causes a waste of energy consumption of the terminal device, and prolongs a positioning time.
  • This application provides a communication method, to position the terminal device in the non-connected state.
  • the communication method provided in embodiments of this application may be applied to various communication systems, for example, a long term evolution (long term evolution, LTE) system, a 5th generation (5th generation, 5G) mobile communication system, a wireless fidelity (wireless fidelity, Wi-Fi) system, a future communication system, or a system integrating a plurality of communication systems.
  • LTE long term evolution
  • 5th generation, 5G 5th generation
  • 5G wireless fidelity
  • Wi-Fi wireless fidelity
  • future communication system or a system integrating a plurality of communication systems.
  • 5G may also be referred to as new radio (new radio, NR).
  • the communication method provided in embodiments of this application may be applied to various communication scenarios, for example, may be applied to one or more of the following communication scenarios: enhanced mobile broadband (enhanced mobile broadband, eMBB), ultra reliable low latency communication (ultra reliable low latency communication, URLLC), and machine type communication (machine type communication, MTC), massive machine type communication (massive machine type communication, mMTC), device to device (device to device, D2D), vehicle to everything (vehicle to everything, V2X), vehicle to vehicle (vehicle to vehicle, V2V), the Internet of Things (internet of things, IoT), and the like.
  • enhanced mobile broadband enhanced mobile broadband
  • eMBB enhanced mobile broadband
  • ultra reliable low latency communication ultra reliable low latency communication
  • URLLC ultra reliable low latency communication
  • MTC machine type communication
  • massive machine type communication massive machine type communication
  • mMTC massive machine type communication
  • device to device device to device
  • V2X vehicle to everything
  • V2V vehicle to vehicle
  • Actions, terms, and the like in embodiments of this application may be mutually referenced. This is not limited.
  • names of messages exchanged between devices, names of parameters in the messages, or the like are merely examples. Another name may alternatively be used during specific implementation. This is not limited.
  • FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a communication method according to an embodiment of this application. As shown in FIG. 2 , the method may include the following steps.
  • a terminal device sends capability information to a location management function LMF device.
  • the LMF device receives the capability information from the terminal device.
  • the capability information indicates that the terminal device supports sending of a sounding reference signal (Sounding Reference Signal, SRS) in a non-connected state, or the capability information indicates that the terminal device supports uplink positioning in a non-connected state.
  • SRS Sounding Reference Signal
  • the uplink positioning of the terminal device means that the terminal device sends the SRS, and a location of the terminal device is determined based on a measurement result that is of the SRS sent by the terminal device and that is measured by a measurement base station. A specific location of the terminal device is positioned.
  • the terminal device sends the capability information to the LMF device through an access network device RAN.
  • the terminal device first sends the capability information to the RAN.
  • the RAN sends the capability information to the LMF device.
  • the RAN may send the capability information to the LMF device through an AMF device.
  • the capability information may be SRS-nonConnected (SRS-nonConnected) or Non-connected SRS (Non-connected SRS), indicating that the terminal device supports sending of the SRS in the non-connected state.
  • the capability information may be SRS-Inactive (SRS-Inactive) or Inactive-SRS (Inactive-SRS), indicating that the terminal device supports sending of the SRS in an inactive state.
  • the capability information may be SRS-Idle (SRS-Idle) or Idle-SRS (Idle-SRS), indicating that the terminal device supports sending of the SRS in an idle state.
  • SRS-Idle SRS-Idle
  • Idle-SRS Idle-SRS
  • the communication method may further include step 202.
  • the LMF device sends a request to the terminal device, where the request is for requesting the terminal device to send the capability information.
  • the terminal device receives the request from the LMF.
  • the request in step 202 may also be referred to as a first request.
  • the terminal device may actively report a capability, for example, separately perform step 201.
  • the terminal device may report the capability based on a request from a network (for example, the LMF), for example, perform steps 202 and 201.
  • a network for example, the LMF
  • the first request may be a RequestCapabilities (RequestCapabilities) message.
  • step 201 may be a ProvideCapabilities (ProvideCapabilities) message.
  • the capability information may be included in an nr-ul-ProvideCapabilities (nr-ul-ProvideCapabilities) information element of the ProvideCapabilities message.
  • the capability information may be included in an nr-UL-SRS-Capability (nr-UL-SRS-Capability) information element.
  • the communication method may further include step 203.
  • the terminal device determines the capability information of the terminal device. In this embodiment, the terminal device determines that the terminal device supports sending of the SRS in the non-connected state, or the terminal device determines that the terminal device supports uplink positioning in the non-connected state.
  • the capability information further includes a method, for performing uplink positioning in the non-connected state, supported by the terminal device.
  • the method, for performing uplink positioning in the non-connected state, supported by the terminal device includes at least one of the following: an uplink-time difference of arrival (uplink-time difference of arrival, UL-TDOA for short) method or an uplink-angle of arrival (uplink-Angle of Arrival, UL-AOA for short) method.
  • the terminal device also determines the method, for performing uplink positioning in the non-connected state, supported by the terminal device
  • the location of the terminal device is determined based on uplink-relative time of arrival (uplink-relative time of arrival, UL-RTOA for short) of uplink signals received by a plurality of reception points (reception points, RPs for short) from the terminal devices, or uplink-sounding reference signal-reference signal received power (uplink-sounding reference signal-reference signal received power, UL-SRS-RSRP for short).
  • the reception point may be an access network device.
  • the location of the terminal device is determined based on angles of arrival of uplink signals received by a plurality of RPs from the terminal devices.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a UL-TDOA positioning method.
  • an access network device measures time of arrival of an SRS signal sent by a terminal device, and may determine a positioning area based on a time difference of arrival, of signals, measured by every two access network devices. For example, a distance difference between the terminal device and an access network device 0 and an access network device 1 is d0-dl, which forms a curve. Similarly, a curve formed by a distance difference between the access network device 0 and an access network device 2 may be determined.
  • An intersection point may be determined by using the two curves, and an exact location of the terminal device may be obtained with reference to additional information (for example, geographical location information of the access network devices).
  • the UL-AOA positioning method is similar to the UL-TDOA positioning method.
  • a location of the terminal device is determined by measuring, by the access network device, an angle of arrival at which the SRS signal sent by the terminal device arrives at the access network device.
  • FIG. 3 is merely an example of the UL-TDOA positioning method. Specific forms of the UL-TDOA positioning method and the UL-AOA positioning method in this patent application are not limited.
  • the capability information may be nonConnected-UL-TDOA (nonConnected-UL-TDOA), indicating that the terminal device supports an uplink TDOA positioning method in the non-connected state.
  • the capability information may be Inactive-UL-TDOA (Inactive-UL-TDOA), indicating that the terminal device supports an uplink TDOA positioning method in an inactive state.
  • the capability information may be Idle-UL-TDOA (Idle-UL-TDOA), indicating that the terminal device supports an uplink TDOA positioning method in an idle state.
  • the capability information may be nonConnected-UL-AOA (nonConnected-UL-AOA), indicating that the terminal device supports an uplink AOA positioning method in the non-connected state.
  • the capability information may be Inactive-UL-AOA (Inactive-UL-AOA), indicating that the terminal device supports an uplink AOA positioning method in an inactive state.
  • the capability information may be Idle-UL-AOA (Idle-UL-AOA), indicating that the terminal device supports an uplink AOA positioning method in an idle state.
  • the capability information is merely an example, or may have another name, provided that the capability information can indicate that the terminal device supports sending of the SRS in the non-connected state, the terminal device supports uplink positioning in the non-connected state, or the terminal device supports an uplink positioning method in the non-connected state.
  • the capability information may have another form of structure.
  • the LMF device may learn that the terminal device supports sending of the SRS in the non-connected state, or the terminal device supports uplink positioning in the non-connected state, so that positioning in the non-connected state may be configured for the terminal device. This avoids a positioning failure caused by performing uplink positioning on the terminal device when the terminal device does not support sending of the SRS in the non-connected state or uplink positioning in the non-connected state.
  • the LMF device learns that the terminal device supports sending of the SRS in the non-connected state, or the terminal device supports uplink positioning in the non-connected state, so that the terminal device does not need to be paged to a connected state each time during positioning. This can avoid a delay and signaling overheads caused by paging the terminal device to the connected state, and reduce energy consumption.
  • the solution shown in FIG. 2 makes it possible to position the terminal device in the non-connected state more quickly.
  • FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a communication method according to an embodiment of this application. As shown in FIG. 4 , the method may include the following steps.
  • a terminal device sends capability information to a location management function LMF device.
  • the capability information indicates that the terminal device supports sending of an SRS in a non-connected state, or supports uplink positioning in a non-connected state.
  • step 401 refer to step 201.
  • the LMF device sends a request to an access network RAN device, to request to configure the terminal device to send the SRS.
  • the access network device receives the request.
  • the request may be a positioning information request (Positioning Information Request).
  • requesting to configure the terminal device to send the SRS includes: requesting to configure the terminal device to send the SRS in the non-connected state.
  • the request may include information indicating to request to configure the terminal device to send the SRS in the non-connected state.
  • the information may be SRS-nonConnected (SRS-nonConnected), indicating to request to configure the terminal device to send the SRS in the non-connected state.
  • the information may be SRS-Inactive (SRS-Inactive), indicating to request to configure the terminal device to send the SRS in an inactive state.
  • the information may be SRS-Idle (SRS-Idle), indicating to request to configure the terminal device to send the SRS in an idle state.
  • SRS-Idle SRS-Idle
  • a name of the information is not limited. The RAN device only needs to learn that the LMF requests to configure the terminal device to send the SRS in the non-connected state.
  • the request in step 402 may include information indicating that the terminal device supports sending of the SRS in the non-connected state, or information indicating that the terminal device supports uplink positioning in the non-connected state.
  • the information may be SRS-nonConnected (SRS-nonConnected), indicating that the terminal device supports sending of the SRS in the non-connected state.
  • the information may be SRS-Inactive (SRS-Inactive), indicating that the terminal device supports sending of the SRS in an inactive state.
  • the information may be SRS-Idle (SRS-Idle), indicating that the terminal device supports sending of the SRS in an idle state.
  • a name of the information is not limited. The RAN device only needs to learn that the terminal device supports sending of the SRS in the non-connected state.
  • the request in step 402 may be referred to as a second request.
  • the RAN device sends information about an SRS configuration to the terminal device.
  • the information about the SRS configuration indicates the terminal device to send the SRS based on the SRS configuration.
  • the terminal device receives the information about the SRS configuration
  • the information about the SRS configuration indicates the terminal device to send the SRS in the non-connected state based on the SRS configuration.
  • the RAN device sends, to the terminal device, information indicating the terminal device to send the SRS in the non-connected state based on the SRS configuration.
  • the information indicating the terminal device to send the SRS in the non-connected state based on the SRS configuration may be sent in a form of indication information in step 403.
  • the RAN device sends the information about the SRS configuration via an RRC release message. This may also indicate the terminal device to send the SRS in the non-connected state
  • the information about the SRS configuration includes at least one of the following: SRS periodicity information, SRS resource information, SRS frequency information, or SRS bandwidth information.
  • the SRS periodicity information indicates a periodicity for sending the SRS.
  • the SRS frequency information indicates a frequency for sending the SRS.
  • the SRS resource information indicates a resource for sending the SRS. Certainly, the SRS may not be sent periodically.
  • the RAN device sends the information about the SRS configuration to the LMF device.
  • the LMF device receives the information about the SRS configuration.
  • the RAN device may send the information about the SRS configuration to the LMF device via a response message.
  • the response message is a response to the request in step 402.
  • the response may be a positioning information response (Positioning Information Response).
  • the RAN device sends the RRC release message to the terminal device.
  • the terminal device receives the RRC release message.
  • the RRC release message includes the information about the SRS configuration.
  • the information about the SRS configuration in the RRC release message may indicate the terminal device to send the SRS when entering the non-connected state.
  • the RRC release message includes indication information, and the indication information indicates the terminal to continue to send the SRS when entering the non-connected state, or continue to send the SRS based on the SRS configuration sent to the terminal device in step 403.
  • the method may further include the following step.
  • the RAN device sends area information to the LMF device.
  • the LMF device receives the area information from the RAN device.
  • the area information may directly or indirectly indicate a specific area.
  • the area information may be information about at least one access network device or information about at least one cell.
  • the information about at least one access network device may be an access network device list, and the information about the access network device may indicate an area covered by the access network device.
  • the information about at least one cell may be a cell list.
  • the LMF device may select an access network device in the area to perform measurement. In this way, even if the terminal device moves, the LMF device can accurately select an access network device that can measure the SRS sent by the terminal device, to obtain a result of measuring the SRS of the terminal device by the access network device and determine a location of the terminal device.
  • the area information may be an access network device in a RAN notification area (notification Area).
  • the RAN notification area defines a specific access network device area, which may be represented by the cell list or access network device area codes (RAN area codes).
  • RAN area codes access network device area codes
  • the terminal device may remain in the inactive state, and does not need to initiate access to the access network device.
  • the terminal device initiates access to the access network device on which the terminal device camps to update the RAN notification area. After the update is completed, if there is no service, the terminal device may continue to enter the inactive state.
  • the area information may be an area identifier (area ID), or a position area identifier (position area ID).
  • the access network device may further send the area information to the terminal device. Therefore, after finding that the terminal device moves out of the area, the terminal device initiates random access and enters the connected state, so that the access network device and/or the core network device learn/learns of an area in which the terminal device is located. This avoids a positioning failure caused by a failure to measure the SRS of the terminal device when the terminal device moves out of the area.
  • the RAN device may further send, to the LMF device, information for notifying the LMF device that the terminal device enters the non-connected state.
  • the information may be sent separately, or may be combined with step 407.
  • the RAN device in the foregoing steps 401 to 406 may be a serving access network (serving RAN, S-RAN for short) device. It should be noted that, after step 401, if the terminal device moves, the serving access network device may change. However, the access network device in steps 401 to 406 is the access network devices serving the terminal device when the steps are performed.
  • serving RAN serving RAN, S-RAN for short
  • the access network device in steps 401 to 406 is the access network devices serving the terminal device when the steps are performed.
  • the method may further include the following steps.
  • the terminal device enters the non-connected state.
  • the terminal device sends the SRS.
  • the terminal device may send the SRS based on the information about the SRS configuration in step 403 or 405.
  • the SRS sent by the terminal device is received by the S-RAN device and/or a neighboring access network device (neighboring RAN, N-RAN for short).
  • the S-RAN device and/or the neighboring access network device receives the SRS from the terminal device.
  • the neighboring access network device in this patent application may be one or more neighboring access network devices.
  • the LMF device sends a measurement request to the S-RAN device and/or the N-RAN device.
  • the measurement request includes a to-be-measured measurement quantity (measurement quantities) and a configuration of a to-be-measured SRS.
  • the S-RAN device and/or the N-RAN perform/performs corresponding measurement after receiving the measurement request.
  • the LMF device may not select the measurement RAN device based on a cell in which the terminal device is located. Instead, the LMF device selects, in another manner, the RAN device that measures the SRS sent by the terminal device. For example, a RAN device in a corresponding area is selected based on a result obtained through last positioning or a plurality times of positioning performed on the terminal device, namely, a location of the terminal device obtained through last positioning or a plurality times of positioning.
  • the LMF device may send the measurement request to the RAN device in the area indicated by the area information. Therefore, after the UE moves in the non-connected state, the LMF may still select the access network device that can measure the SRS sent by the UE, to obtain the result obtained by the access network device by measuring the SRS of the UE and determine the location of the UE.
  • the S-RAN device and/or the N-RAN device send/sends a measurement report to the LMF device.
  • the LMF device receives the measurement report.
  • the measurement report includes a measurement result of a measurement quantity obtained through measurement according to the configuration of the SRS.
  • Step 403 may be performed before step 404, or step 404 may be performed before step 403, or steps 403 and 404 may be performed simultaneously. Some steps may also be combined, for example, steps 403 and 405 may be combined.
  • the RAN device sends the RRC release message to the terminal device, where the RRC release message includes the information about the SRS configuration.
  • the RAN device after receiving a request for requesting to configure the terminal device to send the SRS, the RAN device sends the RRC release message to the terminal device, where the RRC release message includes the information about the SRS configuration.
  • the information about the SRS configuration in the RRC release message may indicate the terminal device to send the SRS when entering the non-connected state.
  • step 401 may not be performed. Instead, step 402 is directly performed.
  • the LMF device already learns of the capability information of the terminal device.
  • the LMF device considers by default that the terminal device has a capability of supporting sending of the SRS in the non-connected state.
  • FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a communication method according to an embodiment of this application. As shown in FIG. 5 , the method may include the following steps.
  • a terminal device sends capability information to a location management function LMF device.
  • the capability information indicates that the terminal device supports uplink positioning in a non-connected state.
  • step 501 refers to step 201.
  • the LMF device sends a request to an access network RAN device, to request to configure the terminal device to send an SRS.
  • the access network device receives the request.
  • the request may be a positioning information request (positioning information request).
  • the request in step 502 may include information indicating that the terminal device supports sending of the SRS in the non-connected state, or information indicating that the terminal device supports uplink positioning in the non-connected state.
  • step 501 may not be performed. Instead, step 502 is directly performed.
  • the RAN device determines information about an SRS configuration of the terminal device.
  • the RAN device sends the information about the SRS configuration to the terminal device.
  • the information about the SRS configuration indicates the terminal device to send the SRS based on the SRS configuration.
  • the RAN device sends the information about the SRS configuration to the LMF device.
  • the LMF device receives the information about the SRS configuration.
  • the RAN device may send the information about the SRS configuration to the LMF device via a positioning information response (positioning information response).
  • the RAN device sends an RRC release message to the terminal device.
  • the terminal device receives the RRC release message.
  • the RAN device determines to release the terminal device to the non-connected state.
  • the RAN device may further determine to perform configuration for the terminal device, to configure the terminal device to send the SRS in the non-connected state.
  • the RRC release message may include indication information, to indicate the terminal device to send the SRS in the non-connected state based on the SRS configuration in step 504.
  • the RRC release message may include the information about the SRS configuration, to indicate the terminal device to send the SRS in the non-connected state based on the SRS configuration in step 506.
  • the RAN device in the foregoing steps 501 to 506 may be a service access network (s-RAN) device.
  • s-RAN service access network
  • the terminal device enters the non-connected state.
  • the RAN device sends, to the LMF device, a message for notifying the LMF device that the terminal device enters the non-connected state.
  • the LMF device receives the message from the RAN device.
  • the message in step 508 may be a positioning information update (positioning information update).
  • the RAN device may send area information in step 508.
  • area information refer to descriptions in step 406.
  • step 508 may not include a message for notifying the LMF device that the terminal device enters the non-connected state, but includes the area information.
  • the LMF device may be implicitly notified, via the area information, that the terminal device enters the non-connected state.
  • step 503 may be performed after step 504 and before step 506.
  • steps 506 and 504 may be combined.
  • the SRS configuration is sent to the terminal device in the RRC release message. Step 504 is not performed separately.
  • steps 508 and 505 may also be combined.
  • step 508 is not performed.
  • the SRS configuration and the indication information in step 508 are sent in step 505.
  • the information about the SRS configuration may be sent in a positioning information response, and the LMF device is notified that the terminal device enters the non-connected state and/or an area.
  • the terminal device sends the SRS.
  • An S-RAN device and/or an N-RAN device receive/receives the SRS. For details, refer to step 408.
  • the LMF device sends a measurement request to an S-RAN device and/or an N-RAN device. For details, refer to step 409.
  • the S-RAN device and/or the N-RAN device send/sends a measurement report to the LMF device. For details, refer to step 410.
  • an embodiment of this application further provides a communication apparatus, and the communication apparatus is configured to implement the foregoing methods.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a structure of a communication apparatus 600.
  • the communication apparatus 600 may perform steps performed by the communication apparatus in the embodiments shown in FIG. 2 , FIG. 4 , and FIG. 5 .
  • the communication apparatus 600 includes a sending unit 601 and a receiving unit 602.
  • the communication apparatus 600 may further include the processing unit 603.
  • the sending unit 601 may perform sending steps performed by the communication apparatus in the embodiments shown in FIG. 2 , FIG. 4 , or FIG. 5 .
  • the receiving unit 602 may perform a receiving step performed by the communication apparatus in the embodiments shown in FIG. 2 , FIG. 4 , or FIG. 5 .
  • the processing unit 603 may perform internal processing steps performed by the communication apparatus in the embodiments shown in FIG. 2 , FIG. 4 , or FIG. 5 .
  • the sending unit 601 may perform step 201.
  • the sending unit 601 is configured to send capability information to a location management function LMF device, where the capability information indicates that the terminal device supports sending of a sounding reference signal SRS in a non-connected state.
  • the receiving unit 602 may perform step 202.
  • the processing unit 603 may perform step 203.
  • the processing unit 603 may be configured to determine the capability information of the communication apparatus.
  • the sending unit 601 may perform step 401.
  • the receiving unit 602 may perform step 403.
  • the receiving unit 602 is configured to receive information about an SRS configuration from an access network device, where the information about the SRS configuration indicates the terminal device to send an SRS based on the SRS configuration.
  • the receiving unit 602 is further configured to perform step 405.
  • the sending unit 601 is further configured to perform step 408.
  • the processing unit is further configured to perform step 407.
  • the processing unit is further configured to determine to enter a non-connected state.
  • the sending unit 601 may perform step 501.
  • the receiving unit 602 may perform step 504.
  • the receiving unit 602 is further configured to perform step 506.
  • the sending unit is further configured to perform step 508.
  • the processing unit is further configured to perform step 507.
  • the communication apparatus 600 may be a terminal device, a chip in the terminal device, or a system on chip in the terminal device.
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a structure of a communication apparatus 700.
  • the communication apparatus 700 may perform steps performed by the communication apparatus in the embodiments shown in FIG. 2 , FIG. 4 , and FIG. 5 .
  • the communication apparatus 700 includes a sending unit 701 and a receiving unit 702.
  • the receiving unit 702 may perform step 201.
  • the receiving unit 702 may receive capability information from a terminal device, where the capability information indicates that the terminal device supports sending of a sounding reference signal SRS in a non-connected state.
  • the sending unit 701 may perform step 202.
  • the receiving unit 702 may perform step 401.
  • the sending unit 701 may perform step 402.
  • the sending unit 701 is configured to send a request to an access network device, to request to configure the terminal device to send the SRS.
  • the receiving unit 702 is further configured to perform step 404.
  • the receiving unit 702 is configured to receive information about an SRS configuration from the RAN device.
  • the receiving unit 702 is further configured to perform step 406.
  • the receiving unit 702 is further configured to receive area information from the RAN device.
  • the sending unit 701 is further configured to perform step 409.
  • the sending unit 701 is further configured to send a measurement request to an S-RAN device and an N-RAN device.
  • the receiving unit 702 is further configured to perform step 410.
  • the receiving unit 702 is further configured to receive a measurement report.
  • the receiving unit 702 may perform step 501.
  • the sending unit 701 may perform step 502.
  • the receiving unit 702 is further configured to perform step 505.
  • the sending unit 701 is further configured to perform step 509.
  • the receiving unit 702 is further configured to perform step 510.
  • the communication apparatus 700 may be a core network device, for example, an LMF device; or may be a chip, a system on chip, or a circuit in the core network device.
  • FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a structure of a communication apparatus 800.
  • the communication apparatus 800 may perform steps performed by the communication apparatus in the embodiments shown in FIG. 2 , FIG. 4 , and FIG. 5 .
  • the communication apparatus 800 includes a sending unit 801 and a receiving unit 802.
  • the communication apparatus 800 may further include a processing unit 803.
  • the sending unit 801 may perform sending steps performed by the communication apparatus in the embodiments shown in FIG. 2 , FIG. 4 , or FIG. 5 .
  • the receiving unit 802 may perform a receiving step performed by the communication apparatus in the embodiments shown in FIG. 2 , FIG. 4 , or FIG. 5 .
  • the processing unit 803 may perform internal processing steps performed by the communication apparatus in the embodiments shown in FIG. 5 .
  • the receiving unit 802 may receive capability information from a terminal device.
  • the sending unit 801 may send the capability information to a location management function LMF device, where the capability information indicates that the terminal device supports sending of a sounding reference signal SRS in a non-connected state.
  • the receiving unit 802 may receive a request from the LMF device, to request the capability information.
  • the sending unit 801 may send the request to the terminal device.
  • the receiving unit 802 may perform steps 402, 408, and 409.
  • the sending unit 801 may perform steps 403 to 406 and 410.
  • the receiving unit 802 may perform steps 502, 508, and 509.
  • the sending unit is further configured to perform steps 504 to 506 and 510.
  • the processing unit is further configured to perform step 503.
  • the communication apparatus 800 may be an access network device, or a chip, a system on chip, or a circuit in the access network device.
  • the sending unit may be implemented through a transmitter and a sending circuit
  • the receiving unit may be implemented through a receiver and a receiving circuit.
  • the processing unit may be implemented through a processor, a controller, a dedicated processing chip, a general-purpose chip, or a processing circuit.
  • the sending unit and the receiving unit may be a same physical entity or different physical entities. When the sending unit and the receiving unit are a same physical entity, the sending unit and the receiving unit may be collectively referred to as a transceiver.
  • the chip includes a transceiver circuit and a processing circuit.
  • the transceiver circuit may be an input/output circuit or a communication interface.
  • the processing circuit may be a processor, a microprocessor, or an integrated circuit integrated on the chip.
  • the input circuit may be an input pin.
  • the output circuit may be an output pin.
  • the processing circuit may be a transistor, a gate circuit, a trigger, any logic circuit, or the like.
  • An input signal received by the input circuit may be received and input by, for example, but not limited to, a receiver.
  • a signal output by the output circuit may be output to, for example, but not limited to, a transmitter and transmitted by the transmitter.
  • the input circuit and the output circuit may be different circuits, or may be a same circuit. In this case, the circuit is used as the input circuit and the output circuit at different moments.
  • FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of a structure of a communication apparatus 900.
  • the communication apparatus 900 includes a transceiver 901 and a processor 902.
  • the processor 902 and the transceiver 901 are configured to support the communication apparatus in performing the communication methods performed by the terminal device, the RAN device, or the LMF device in the embodiments shown in FIG. 2 , FIG. 4 , and FIG. 5 .
  • the processor 902 may control the transceiver 901 to perform the receiving and sending steps performed by the terminal device in the embodiments shown in FIG. 2 , FIG. 4 , and FIG. 5 .
  • the transceiver 901 is configured to perform steps 201 and 202, steps 401, 403, 405, and 408, or steps 501, 504, 506, and 508.
  • the processor 902 is configured to perform processing steps performed by the terminal device in the embodiments shown in FIG. 2 , FIG. 4 , or FIG. 5 .
  • the processor 902 is configured to perform steps 203, 407, and 507.
  • the communication apparatus may be a terminal device, or a component, for example, a chip or a system on chip, in the terminal device.
  • the processor 902 may control the transceiver 901 to perform the receiving and sending steps performed by the LMF device in the embodiments shown in FIG. 2 , FIG. 4 , and FIG. 5 .
  • the transceiver 901 is configured to perform steps 201 and 202, steps 401, 402, 404, 406, 409, and 410, or steps 501, 502, 505, 509, and 510.
  • the communication apparatus may be an LMF device, or a component, for example, a chip or a system on chip, in the LMF device.
  • the processor 902 may control the transceiver 901 to perform the receiving and sending steps performed by the RAN device in the embodiments shown in FIG. 2 , FIG. 4 , and FIG. 5 .
  • the transceiver 901 is configured to perform steps 201 and 202, steps 401 to 406 and 408 to 410, or steps 501 and 502, 504 to 506, and 508 to 510.
  • the processor 902 may further perform step 503.
  • the communication apparatus may be a RAN device, or a component, for example, a chip or a system on chip, in the RAN device.
  • the communication apparatus 900 may further include a memory 903, configured to store instructions.
  • the instructions may be a computer program.
  • the processor 902 may read the instructions to perform corresponding processing.
  • the memory 903 may be a volatile memory or a nonvolatile memory, or may include the volatile memory and the nonvolatile memory.
  • the nonvolatile memory may be a read-only memory (read-only memory, ROM), a programmable read-only memory (programmable ROM, PROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (erasable PROM, EPROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (electrically EPROM, EEPROM), or a flash memory.
  • the volatile memory may be a random access memory (random access memory, RAM), used as an external cache.
  • random access memories in many forms may be used, for example, a static random access memory (static RAM, SRAM), a dynamic random access memory (dynamic random access memory, DRAM), a synchronous dynamic random access memory (synchronous DRAM, SDRAM), a double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory (double data rate SDRAM, DDR SDRAM), an enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory (enhanced SDRAM, ESDRAM), a synchlink dynamic random access memory (synchlink DRAM, SLDRAM), and a direct rambus random access memory (direct rambus RAM, DR RAM).
  • static random access memory static random access memory
  • DRAM dynamic random access memory
  • DRAM dynamic random access memory
  • SDRAM synchronous dynamic random access memory
  • double data rate SDRAM double data rate SDRAM
  • ESDRAM enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory
  • synchlink dynamic random access memory synchlink dynamic random access memory
  • direct rambus RAM direct rambus RAM, DR RAM
  • the memory 903 may exist independently of the processor 902, or may be integrated with the processor 902.
  • the memory 903 may be configured to store instructions, program code, some data, or the like.
  • the memory 903 may alternatively be located outside the communication apparatus 900.
  • the processor 902 may implement the method provided in embodiments of this application.
  • processor in embodiments of this application may be a central processing unit (central processing unit, CPU), or may be another general-purpose processor, a digital signal processor (digital signal processor, DSP), an application-specific integrated circuit (application-specific integrated circuit, ASIC), a field programmable gate array (field programmable gate array, FPGA), or another programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic device, discrete hardware component, or the like.
  • the general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor, or the processor may be any conventional processor, or the like.
  • sequence numbers of the foregoing processes do not mean execution sequences in embodiments of this application.
  • the execution sequences of the processes should be determined based on functions and internal logic of the processes, and should not be construed as any limitation on the implementation processes of embodiments of this application.
  • the disclosed system, apparatus, and method may be implemented in another manner.
  • the described apparatus embodiment is merely an example.
  • the unit division is merely logical function division and may be other division during actual implementation.
  • a plurality of units or components may be combined or integrated into another system, or some features may be ignored.
  • the units described as separate parts may or may not be physically separated, and parts displayed as units may or may not be physical units, may be located in one place, or may be distributed on a plurality of network units. Some or all of the units may be selected based on an actual requirement to achieve the objectives of the solutions of embodiments.

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